Secret Sunshine
2007 · 143 min · Director: Lee Chang-dong
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
When her husband passes away in an automobile accident,Shin-ae relocates down south to her late husband's hometown of Miryang. Despite her efforts to settle down, in this unfamiliar and "much too normal place, she finds that she can't quite fit in. Helping her out is Kim Jong-chan, a good-intentioned but bothersome bachelor, who owns a car repair shop. Life plods on. However, fate takes a vicious turn when Shin-ae loses her son in the most horrific way a mother could imagine. She turns to Christianity to relieve the pain in her heart, but when even this is not permitted, she wages a war against God.
Emotional fingerprint
Secret Sunshine (2007) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Empathy 25%, Melancholy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Sadness35%
- Empathy25%
- Melancholy20%
- Guilt10%
- Hope10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Empathy, Melancholy. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Melancholy. Its IMDb rating of 7.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Sadness
- Tension
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Sadness | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 4′ | Empathy | 25 % | 15 % | 0 % | 13 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Humor | 32 % | 20 % | 8 % | 13 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Sadness | 39 % | 30 % | 23 % | 16 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Sadness | 38 % | 32 % | 25 % | 20 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Hope | 46 % | 39 % | 23 % | 35 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Tension | 71 % | 59 % | 34 % | 68 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Tension | 88 % | 74 % | 55 % | 81 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Sadness | 93 % | 83 % | 79 % | 70 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Sadness | 94 % | 89 % | 89 % | 56 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Sadness | 83 % | 79 % | 70 % | 39 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Hope | 63 % | 53 % | 35 % | 24 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Hope | 56 % | 44 % | 23 % | 30 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Empathy | 69 % | 63 % | 43 % | 49 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 97′ | Sadness | 83 % | 79 % | 68 % | 61 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 104′ | Sadness | 83 % | 75 % | 70 % | 64 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 111′ | Tension | 71 % | 59 % | 53 % | 60 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 118′ | Tension | 69 % | 53 % | 45 % | 61 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 125′ | Tension | 74 % | 59 % | 49 % | 64 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 132′ | Empathy | 68 % | 60 % | 43 % | 46 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 139′ | Empathy | 57 % | 55 % | 32 % | 23 % |
Oedipus
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Jun
Deaconess Kim
Elder Kang
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Details
- Directed by
- Lee Chang-dong
- Written by
- Lee Chang-dong, Chung-Joon Lee
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2007
- Runtime
- 143 min
- Country
- South Korea
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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